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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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